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The Heat is On: Movie Scenes that Make You Sweat #NaBloPoMo #atthemovies
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 3:22AM 
This week’s monday movie meme is all about the Heat Wave. Those of you who live in colder climates or haven’t experienced one are truly lucky because the summer heat is a force to be reckoned with. First, thanks to The Bumbles for using my topic suggestion for this week’s meme.
“Do the Right Thing”
That scene where Spike Lee rubs ice all over Rosie Perez probably set the tone for foreplay among couples across the country during the early 90s. In an attempt to cook down from the summer heat, a-blazing outside, Mooke and Tina are stirring up their own little heat wave indoors. Anyway, this movie is about a pizza delivery guy on the hottest day of the year in Brooklyn. The heat brings out the worse in locals, as they spew hate and violence toward each other.
“Sleepers” 
One silly prank by a group of young boys playing around in the hot city streets of Hell’s Kitchen in New York sets the tone for the rest of this sad film. The summer scenes at the beginning of “Sleepers” are among the most important scenes in the movie.....partly because it provides important information for viewers to learn before the plot progresses and also partly because it depicts these young kids at their most innocent and vulnerable stage.
While the heat took a toll on these kids during that one summer, it is nothing compared to what they endure later in “Sleepers.” In fact, one could argue that they would trade their saddest moments for a trek out in the summer heat any day of the week. The hot scenes are one of the happiest of times in this movie, although their lives are never the same again. Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Bacon are among the starring cast members in “Sleepers.”
What Movies Have YOU Watched that were too Hot for Comfort?
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Reader Comments (5)
You picked a terrific theme, Nicole! Awesome movies, too.
My film choices have a decidedly southern flair! lol
You've got a great blog!
~ Amy
http://homeofaimala.blogspot.com/2011/07/monday-movies-were-havin-heat-wave.html" rel="nofollow">heat wave movies!
Greast theme and terrific choices! I almost posted 'Do The Right Thing Also,' but had a feeling you migh have beat me to it ;)
Sleepers was an awesome movie, but so hard to stomach at times. It was horrible what those kids had to endure at the youth home.
Thumbs up for Do The Right Thing. That's a genius of a film. The racial tensions weighing down on a neighborhood like the oppressive heat the characters find themselves sweltering in. Man...I'm going to have to watch that film again this weekend.
My suggestion would be the movie "Sunshine" from director Danny Boyle. The sun is dying, and a crew of eight men and women are on a mission to ignite the fading star. Great film!
Of course, your post also reminds me of the old Twilight Zone episode where the Earth is hurtling towards the sun and people are dying in the heat, but it turns out that it was all the dream of woman who lies dying in bed while the Earth slowly freezes over.
An oldie from 1961 is the red-orange-ish tinted British film The Day the Earth Caught Fire, which is about intense global warming. Love this film and especially the bizarre ending.
Lee
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